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We live in a house convereted to a 2 unit strata plan – upstairs and downstairs. We bought this place about 8 years ago and at the time of purchase it was covered with new carpets. After couple of years living in the unit, the floor developed few creaky spots and well as constant moisture issue. We asked around and the consensus seemed to be that carpeted floors stop ventillation and trap moisture. When we lifted carpets we saw that the wooden floor underneath was damaged in several areas. We consulted with owners of unit below and since noise was issue regardless, we all agreed that removing carpets was best solution. When floors were repaired we lifted the planks and inserted best sound insulation bats that we could find on the market (R3.5 from memory). That was few years and one owner ago. New owner seems to think that carpets will improve noise issue. What are our options? I do not mean to be selfish but we picked lesser of two evils and we have been told that the noise is bad, but not noticeably worse from the times when carpet was installed. As side issue, we have been told that our building would not have been approved for separate dwelling under new regulations – one reason being is noise separation